: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:40 pm  

Highlander wrote:

The RFl are only responsible for which weekends are available for friendlies which you are well aware.

If there are no weekends left and no SL opposition left at short notice then it kind of makes it difficult to play one.

I can only assume you are pulling your usual "politician smokescreen" tactic to cloud an issue

OK then, we will blame the RFL then. That is the first excuse of the season out of the way.

[Bullseye]

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:43 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Morrison, Menzies, Burgess and Scruton all put in some punishing hits and forced KR back. With Lynch still to come back, that area of our side looks superb. Our centres looked dangerous and forced Hull KR into some superb scrambling defence, Sheriffe and Tadulala both worked hard without ever really looking like scoring.

It's Deacon, Jeffries and Newton who we desperately need to start creating if we're to beat Huddersfield.

Tadulala's try looked like scoring to me

Sheriffe didn't do much but his try saving interception where he got in the way of a certain scoring pass was excellent. Other than that he did bugger all, he needs to start backing up in centre field a bit more IMO.

IMO Sykes looks better at fullback.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:44 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Our centres looked dangerous and forced Hull KR into some superb scrambling defence, Sheriffe and Tadulala both worked hard without ever really looking like scoring.
It's Deacon, Jeffries and Newton who we desperately need to start creating if we're to beat Huddersfield.

He got the first try for us.

Oddly enough, no place for Worrincy today. Maybe thaty is why af is quiet?

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:45 pm  

No1_Saints _Fan wrote:

Disappointing for Bradford. On paper they were much better.

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well its time someone told em to play better on grass then.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:46 pm  

So he did! But I would of scored that one! Morrison created once again.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:46 pm  

RIGSBY wrote:

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well its time someone told em to play better on grass then.

Crikey that is a new one.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:49 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

A lack of support play was a problem at times, too often players would stand back and admire their teammates rather than come up in support and pose questions for the defence.

Agree with that. A good example of that would be the break in the first half where one of our forwards, I forget who (may have been Scruton) off loaded to send Jeffries through; great support play. Unfortunately whilst Newton was inside, he was covered by a defender so Jeffries ran towards the right wing but there was no one to be seen and he subsequently lost the ball.

Late on in the second half Jeffries made a pass to Nero who made a good break for the line but when he met the defender there was no one there to pass to, Jeffries had just stopped moving once he had made the pass.

There was one break in the second half where Koppy powered through and Deacon was right along side him and had the pass got away we'd have been in.

Players need to be looking to back up the man running with the ball so these sorts of chances can be created and finished off. Its this sort of play that catches defenders on the back foot and creates gaps.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:50 pm  

On that showing Sykes will have to go to FB. From within your own 10m line only a FB who is supremely confident in his own abilities or an imbecile (or both) will try to go around the opposition winger in 1m of space.

Did Menzies cover the centre position after that then? The team just changed positions so much I was never really sure.

All part of the grand "utility player" plan then.

Strong feeling of deja vu from last season - did we lose 2 2nd rowers in the first game then as well?

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:50 pm  

Dissappointed with the scoreline but IMO the performance was relatively good. Nero had a good game, as did Deacon, Menzies and Burgess. If we play like we did in the second half all season, we just need to think about turning that into tries then we will be in for a good season.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:53 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

Dissappointed with the scoreline but IMO the performance was relatively good. Nero had a good game, as did Deacon, Menzies and Burgess. If we play like we did in the second half all season, we just need to think about turning that into tries then we will be in for a good season.

And how long have we been saying that?